Table 1. Classification of extant and added species. Possible subclasses in the third column are monocot (M) and dicot (D). Cycles represented in the fifth column are annual (A), biennial (B), and perennial (P). Native (N) and exotic (E) are the origins in the sixth column. The "yes" and "no" answers in the seventh and eighth columns indicate whether or not the species is regarded as a noxious weed in Minnesota and whether or not it is listed in weed keys, respectively.

Weeds (extant undesirable species)
Species   
Common name 
 
Subclass 
 
Cycle 
 
Origin1
 
Weed2
 
Keys3
Achilles millefolium  
common yarrow
 
D
 
P
 
E
 
no
 
yes
Ambrosia artemisiifolia  
common ragweed
 
D
 
A
 
N
 
yes
 
yes
Ambrosia psilostachya  
western ragweed
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
yes
Artemisia ludoviciana  
white sage
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
yes
Berteroa incana  
hoary alyssum
 
D
 
B/P
 
E
 
yes
 
yes
Conyza canadensis  
horseweed
 
D
 
A
 
N
 
no
 
yes
Elytrigia repens  
quackgrass
 
M
 
P
 
E
 
yes
 
yes
Euphorbia maculata  
milk purslane
 
D
 
A
 
N
 
no
 
yes
Polygonum convolvulus  
wild buckwheat
 
D
 
A
 
E
 
yes
 
yes
Potentilla argentea  
silvery cinquefoil
 
D
 
P
 
E
 
no
 
no
Rumex acetosella  
red sorrel
 
D
 
P
 
E
 
no
 
yes
Setaria glauca  
yellow foxtail
 
M
 
A
 
E
 
no
 
yes
Extant desirable species
Species  
Common name
 
Subclass
 
Cycle
 
Origin
 
Weed
 
Keys
Bromus inermis  
smooth brome
 
M
 
P
 
E
 
no
 
yes
Panicum oligosanthes  
Scribner's panic grass
 
M
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Poa pratensis  
Kentucky bluegrass
 
M
 
P
 
unknown
 
no
 
yes
Seeded prairie species
Species  
Common name
 
Subclass
 
Cycle
 
Origin
 
Weed
 
Keys
Andropogon gerardii  
big bluestem
 
M
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Asclepias tuberosa  
butterfly weed
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Aster oolentangiensis  
sky blue aster
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Bouteloua curtipendula  
sideoats gramma
 
M
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Dalea purpurea  
purple prairie clover
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Dalea candida  
white prairie clover
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Elymus canadensis  
Canada wild rye
 
M
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Helianthus pauciflorus  
stiff sunflower
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Lespedeza capitata  
bush clover
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Liatris aspera  
rough blazing star
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Monarda fistulosa  
wild bergamot
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
yes
Penstemon gracilis  
slender beard-tongue
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Penstemon grandiflorus  
large-flowered
beard-tongue
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Rudbeckia hirta  
Black-eyed Susan
 
D
 
B/P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Schizachyrium scoparium  
little bluestem
 
M
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Solidago rigida  
stiff goldenrod
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Solidago speciosa  
showy goldenrod
 
D
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no
Sorghastrum nutans  
Indian grass
 
M
 
P
 
N
 
no
 
no

1Gleason and Cronquist 1981
2Durgan 1998
3USDA 1971, Stubbendieck et al. 1994